OUR AIM IS TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE HABITAT IT PROVIDES FOR WILDLIFE ON THE RIVERSIDE
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Our October meet was held on 27th October, on a cold but clear calm and sunny day. Although it had rained a lot during October and the ground was muddy, the river did not overflow its banks. Watching the Arun Valley water levels throughout the spring and summer it was clear that rainfall had not been excessive and preceding months had been quite dry, the rain refreshing the topsoil buy not sinking in to replenish underground supplies.
Birds were very active but winter migrants were still very scarce.
Most flowering plants had gone to seed by the end of October
but one or two remained on warm banks. This is probably a Spear thistle or Scotch thistle, the only plant still flowering, attracting late insects. Flowering Ivy in the sun elsewhere was attracting many other insects. Berry and fruit-bearing plants all along the river will soon be spotted by hungry migrant thrushes when they arrive on our shores.
